#CD4252#CD4252

#CD4252 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.175 H 18.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD4252
RGB	rgb(205, 66, 82)
HSL	hsl(353, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(353, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 60%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.87, 55.64, 22.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.87, 59.86, 21.64°)
OKLab	oklab(58.09% 0.166 0.0538)
OKLCH	oklch(58.09% 0.175 18)
XYZ	xyz(28.6508, 17.4887, 9.8480)
Luminance	0.1749 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD4252 #42CDBD

analogous

#CD4297 #CD4252 #CD7842

triadic

#CD4252 #52CD42 #4252CD

tetradic

#CD4252 #97CD42 #42CDBD #7842CD

square

#CD4252 #97CD42 #42CDBD #7842CD

split-complementary

#CD4252 #42CD78 #4297CD

monochromatic

#761F29 #A62C3A #CD4252 #DA727E #E7A3AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#CD4252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#CD4252 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD4252

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD4252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD4252	1.00	4.67	4.50	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666252

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897F4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02149

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd4252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 66, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.175 18.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37f82',
    500: '#cd4252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd4252;
$custom-light: #e37f82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd4252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.094,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58085,
    "c": 0.17451,
    "h": 18
  },
  "luminance": 0.17485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD4252

secondary

#97D3CC

accent

#E1D046

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#170B0A

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD4252

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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